Phasing out polluting motorcycles in Bangkok :
Phasing out polluting motorcycles in Bangkok : policy design by using contingent valuation surveys /
Jian Xie..et al.
- Washington, D. C : World Bank, 2004.
- 16p ; 27 cm.
- Policy research working papers ; no. 3402 .
Also available online. "Xie, Shah, Capannelli and Wang use a contingent valuation method to study the design of economic incentives to phase out polluting motorcycles inBangkok. Like in many other cities, the government of Bangkok has been considering a series of control measures to discourage and eventually eliminate the use of heavily polluting motorcyles. Two of the possible policy instruments under consideration are charges on those polluting vehicles which are operating in the streets and compensation to those polluting vehicles which would stay off the roads. The policy research questions then include (1) what are the charges implied or compensation provided, given a policy target and (2) what are the reactions of motorcycle owners to those charges or compensation. to answer those policy questions, the authors conducted a stochastic contingent valuation survey in Bangkok to question motorcycle owne
Includes bibliographical references.
Open access.
Motorcycles--Thailand--Bangkok.
Air quality management--Thailand--Bangkok.
Also available online. "Xie, Shah, Capannelli and Wang use a contingent valuation method to study the design of economic incentives to phase out polluting motorcycles inBangkok. Like in many other cities, the government of Bangkok has been considering a series of control measures to discourage and eventually eliminate the use of heavily polluting motorcyles. Two of the possible policy instruments under consideration are charges on those polluting vehicles which are operating in the streets and compensation to those polluting vehicles which would stay off the roads. The policy research questions then include (1) what are the charges implied or compensation provided, given a policy target and (2) what are the reactions of motorcycle owners to those charges or compensation. to answer those policy questions, the authors conducted a stochastic contingent valuation survey in Bangkok to question motorcycle owne
Includes bibliographical references.
Open access.
Motorcycles--Thailand--Bangkok.
Air quality management--Thailand--Bangkok.